Belmuri railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Belmuri Bhandarhati Road, Bahadurpur in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] It is a widespread superstition that mentioning the station's name aloud is a harbinger of misfortune, so passengers and railway staff use such proxies as Majher Gram.[2][3][4] Number of EMU trains stop at Belmuri railway station.[5]
History
The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with Sealdah through Dankuni after construction of Vivekananda Setu in 1932.[6] Howrah to Bardhaman chord line including Belmuri railway station was electrified in 1964–66.[7]
References
- ^ "BMAE/Belmuri". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "What's in a name?". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Utter Belmuri for a 'bad omen'". Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "স্টেশনের নাম উচ্চারণ করলেই নাকি 'ভাত' জোটে না।". Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "BELMURI (BMAE) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "History of Electrification". Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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